Improvement in imachines for cutting and sticking match-sticks



\ MsC. YOUNG. Y MACHINES For.. CUTTING AND STIUKING MATCHSTICKS- No.194,319. Ptented Aug. 21.1877.

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NJES; PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER WASHXNGTON D C PATENT OFFICE;

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FREDERICK, MARYLAND.

Speciicationform-ing ipartof- Letters Patent No [9453 i9, dated-August21,` 1877; application tiled `March 1, 1875.

' blocksfand sticking ythem in a series of plates ready for being dippedin the igniting composition;` and that the following is" a full, clear,"and exact description' ofthe "same, reference being had to 'theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure V1L `representsa'perspecti ve of the machi-ne. `}1i'g.""`2`represents a verticall transverse section through "the "carriage-frame,and the more 'immediate "parts of the machin e V co-oper- `erating inluconjunction-th erewith. Fig. l3 represents a vertical longitudinalsection through 'the "carriage-frame and its Vcoactive oradjacent'parts. l

invention relates to an automatic Ina- .chineV in which blocks of woodin series and side by sid-erare controllablyfed Vintoaiid through-saidmachine, from which blocks a series of match-splints are/cut,carriedup,.and `stuckinto a series of platesy `that are arranged sidebyside, and progressively fed through and out ofthe "machineg land 'myinvention consists in the several combinations of'devices" hereinaiterdescribed by which I accomplish the desired results. m

The main frame A, to withstand the rapid motions fof thel machine, is"made of cast-iron, and very strong.` In fadjustablebearings B on thisframe is hung the shaft G, on which are arranged the series of 'cams andcranks through `which motion" is 'imparted to the severalparts of themachine. On top of the main frame A is secured the secondary or`carriage frame D, which is set oblique to the main frame for apurpose`that will be `hereinafter described. i

To" the main` frame there is attached a feeding trough or arm, E, inwhich are made two guideways, fa, a, each capable of containing a seriesof blocks the match-splints are tol be cnt. Behind the series of*blocksthere is av feeder, b,'to which aeord, @,is attached, said cordpassing over af-pilley, d, and" having upon its end a falling weight, e,by which the blocks are lfed up to or "bolts'of wood, from which thesplint-cutters. Aspringhf, is arranged 'so `as to press upon 4theforemost of the series of blocks, to prevent them from slipping 'backwhen the'positive toothed feeder y is out of the wood, and recedes totake a new hold thereon. The falling weights e, it will be understood,`move the :blocks up to where they Acome within the influence ofthe realfeeder g, and the latter force the blocks along to the cutters.

'The toothedfeeders g, of which there are two, are arranged side byside, so that each one vfeeds `up its own line of blocks 0r bolts, and afour-motion feed is imparted toeach as follows:

A lever, F, is pivoted to the main frame ath,

'andupon its lower erld there is a friction-roller that runs in anunder-cut cam-groove, G, on the cam-shaft@ so that saidlever shallhave apositive motion in both directions. To this lever F is attached, 'by across-arm, F', arms F", to which the rearofthe frame H, 'that carriesthe feeding-pom ts g, is pivoted, and "by this arran gement two of thefeed-motions, viz., the forward and backward ones, are obtained. An-

other lever,` I, pivoted to the main frame at t', has upon 'itslower enda friction-roller that runs in an under-cut cam-groove, K, onthecam-shaft C, by which 'it also receives a positive vibratory motion. Onthe lever I there is a crank-arm, J, on pivotpinsj, in which the lowerends of connecting-straps L are attached, the `upper en ds of saidstraps being pivoted at k to the frame H, which carries thefeedingpoints.g,and by this mechanism saidl feedingpoints receive theirother two motions,'viz., upward anddownward, all these motions beingpositive, and not depending upon the reaction of any spring movement. Anadjusting-screw at l regulates the backward move ment of the frame H,and, consequently, the length of the feed. The spring mis merely to ivhold the frame H to its bearings; but-.it innowise iniiuences itsmotions in feeding.

On the end of the shaft O there is a crankwheel, M, to a wrist, minwhich are connected the adjustable pitmen N, the upper ends of` whichpitmen are, by suitable bearings, connected to thevertically-reciprocating frame or gate O, which carries the series ot'knives o o o and o `o o', and by which the splints are cut ott' from theb1ocks,those o cutting from one block, and

2 remate those o from the other, said blocks, as'before stated, beingfedalong under the cutters, side by side. And these cutters may be round,square, or of diamond form, so as to cut splints of similar form, as maybe desired. The cutters or knives and the knife frame are set oblique tothe line in which the blocks are fed through, so that, as abovementioned, one set of knives will cut from one block, and the other setfrom theother block, both sets, however, moving at the same time. n

Above the cutters or knives o o are guides l l 1 partially open, so asto allow small slivers or pieces of wood that are severed from theblocks to pass out, and thus prevent clogging,

f and above these guides 1 there is a guide-plate with conical orcountersunk openings2 through j it, by which'the match-splints areguided into the holes of the moving plates p, by which they are carriedout ofthe machine. At3 are shown the points which hold the wood that isto form the' splints, and allow the cutters to go clear through andentirely sever the splints from thev blocks, these points entering upinto the cutters a short distance for that purpose.

The cutters or knives o o are made upon the end of a small bar of steel,q, and each of these bars has a seat in the knife stock or frame P, intowhich they are slippedfrom the lrear ofthe machine, and they are held intheir exact position, in, relation to each other and to the blocks ofwood they are to act upon, by

pins r, passing through them into the stock, and by which arrangementthey can be at any time drawn out or replaced with great accuracy. Thestock or frame P carrying the series of knives is made adjustable on thegate O by a slot and set-screw, (or two or more of them,) as at s, andto hold it in its exactly-adjusted position, when adjusted, steel pins tpass through the stock and into the gate.

At times it may be necessary to redrll and enlarge the holes and thepins t when the stock, by wear, has to be moved up any materialdistance; and for this purpose these lparts are so made as to be readilyreached, re-

moved, replaced` or readjusted.

In a plate, Q, attached to the main frame, there is a cam-slot, u, inwhich a roller on the end of the lever R runs, said lever being pivotedto the gate at c, and by which slot said lever is vibrated. To the upperend of the lever R there is pivoted the sliding keeper-plate w, which,when the match-sticks are in the cutters, guides, or carriers, and arebeing carried up to be stuck in the plates p, moves underneath saidknives or carriers and forms a support for the splints, and forces theminto the plates p.'

In ways a: w, in the carriage-frame D, the two plates p p are moved bythe reciprocating feeding-fingers S S, which take into the holes in saidplates, and so push them along in exact time to receive thematch-splints as they are brought up to it. These fingers S areseparately and loosely arranged upon a shaft, 4, with washers y betweenthem, and this shaft 4 is hung in a rocking-box, T, by screw-points 5,diametrically opposite to each other and at each end of said shaft, sothat said shaft and the fingers may be adjusted with the greatestprecision, as the holes in the plates p must be exactly over thesplints, and at the exact time to receive them, the machine being run ata very high speed.

The box T is rocked from the gate O by means of the connecting-rod U andarm V.

The plates P are connected one to the other, and so fed along in endlessseries, and are separated after they come out 'filled .withmatch-splints, for convenient handling.

0n the frame D there is placed first a rigid presser-bar, W, bearingupon the plates p at or near the points where they are receiving thematch-sticks, and near the end of the frame D there is a yieldingpresser-bar', X, for holding the plates to the ways, and againstaccidental movement.

Allv the motions of the machine are positive, and theyy all move at avery high velocity.

The set-screws 6 are for defining the distance whichthe feeding-points gshall enter the wood, and to compensate for their wearing away.

There are many other adjustments and mechanical contrivances on themachine which I do not deem it essential to now describe or refer to,but which add much to the simplification and accurate loperation of theseveral parts of the machine. p

A wind-trunk is arranged at Y, through which an exhaust-current of airis drawn by a fan arranged in any convenient position, so as to catchand'carry away out of the machine all small slivers of wood, or otherclogging material, that would tend to interfere with the operation.

The pins 3 are made separate from the plate that holds them, beinginserted in holes made in said plate, and thus are easily replaced ifbroken. Y

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the frame H, carrying the feeding-spurs g, withthe arms F J, straps L, and levers FI, and their cam-grooves, foreffecting a positive four-motion feed to the spurs, as described.

2. In combination with the double feedtroughs a a and their forwarders bb the spurs g, having the positive four-motion feed, as described.

3. In combination with the feeding-spurs g the springs j' for holdingthe blocks when the` spurs are out of the blocks, substantially asdescribed.

4:. In combination with the feeding-spurs and weight to advance theblocks side by side, the double series of cutters o o' on the gate O,one set for cutting splints from one set of blocks, and the other setfor cutting from the other series of blocks,'substantially as described.

5. In combination with the adjustable knifestock P, the cutters o o',wrought upon the shank or bar g, and held fo said stock by seats andpins, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In combination with the double series of plates p p, for receivingthe cut splints, the double sets of feeding-ngers, adjusted by screws 5,and Worked from the single rocking box T, substantially as described.

7 In combination with the rocking box T and shaft 4 for holding thefeeding-fingers, the diametrically-opposite screws or screwpoints ateach end of said shaft, as and for the purpose described.

8. In combination with the cutters o o', the open guides 1 and conicalholes 2 for directing the splints into the carrying-plates p,substantially as described.

9. In combination with the cutters o o', the slide or cut-oli' w, movedby a positive motion in both directions, as and for the purposedescribed and represented.

l0. In combination with the cam-shaft, hung in adjustable bearings B,the adjustable pitman N, for the purpose of timing the action of thecutters to and with the feeding up of the blocks, substantially asdescribed.

11. In combination with the vertically-reciprocating cutters o o, thewind-trunk Y, for taking up and carrying off the small slivers of Woodto prevent clogging, substantially as described.

MCCLINTOGK YOUNG.

Witnesses:

A. B. SToUGHToN, EDMUND MAssoN.

